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Lesson One: the difference between 20 years ago and now My first and last attempt on winter activities had been 20 years ago, ice-skating. ⛸⛸ I fell so many time and so hard that I hurt my back and I lost interest in any winter activity. That one attempt was with friends who were good at…

“The human voice is the organ of the soul,” said Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Our voice is not just a tool to convey information. It reflects everything about you, your past, present and potential. Listen to your voice and you’ll hear the wisdom deep within you, showing you the pathway to remove the blockages, heal…

Most people speak with their voices every day but few have paid attention to the impact, positive or negative, of the way they sound on others, and on themselves. Let alone realizing the healing power in their voices. Imagine that you could heal your past wounds and restore your body to its wholeness just by…

What does it take to become a world class speaker? It is not your Christian Dior or Ermenegildo Zegna outfit. It is not how flawless you speak. It is not how perfectly you move on stage. World class speakers may not even have, or need a stage. What separates world class speakers from the rest…

I used to do things all by myself, “Oh, no, thank you. I can do it.” I was reluctant to ask for help, “What will they think of me? I should be able to figure this out on my own.” It couldn’t be more obvious that when I needed help, no one was there. I…

Louisa had been following me for 5 years before she attended the one of the group coaching programs. “I tried to work on my own but I got stuck. Without knowing where went wrong and how to get unstuck, I couldn’t make any progress and I wasted 5 years!” During the program, she was one…

You were born to be heard. You have a unique voice that the world wants and needs to hear, because you were born for a reason. What is stopping you? It is more than that your voice is too soft, too fast, too lack of confidence, too unclear with your pronunciation, too … I was…

Melanie had been rejected twice for her promotion requests before she started working with me.“My boss said my voice couldn’t command attention in meetings and discussions.”Melanie had been in the same job for the past 6 years in Silicon Valley and she couldn’t feel the motivation any more.She had started applying for jobs in other…

How were you like when you first joined the workforce, many moons ago? 16 years ago when I joined the workforce, I was shy and timid. I was always the quiet one at the meeting table. I didn’t know when to speak. Neither did I want to be seen as rude to interrupt others. Unconsciously…

Having the confidence to speak up does not guarantee you to be heard. We are living in a world that’s too noisy and overloaded with information. There’s nothing we haven’t seen and haven’t heard of. Well, almost. What is holding you back from taking a stand? Many of my clients wanted to speak up. When…